A concise overview of case study strategies by Steve Bush. How case studies fit into a practical inbound marketing program. The role of educational content and a customer-centric sales process.
2. Inbound Marketing â Case Studies
âYou can have brilliant
ideas, but if you canât
get them across, your
ideas wonât get you
anywhere.â
(Lee Iacocca)
3. Case Studies â How They Work
Suggested Strategy â Here are
seven concise explanations about
how case studies work in practice.
4. Case Studies â Remember the Competition
Suggested Strategy â
A case study can be a
practical and cost-
effective method for
differentiating a product
or service from the
competition.
5. Case Studies â How Long?
Suggested Strategy â Short Version
500 to 1000 words and Long Version
1000 to 3000 words.
6. Case Studies â Educational Content
Suggested Strategy â
Consider using a âshort
versionâ case study and
one textual image.
7. Case Studies â Customer-Centric
Suggested Strategy â
Reduce marketer-centric
sales processes like
traditional advertising
and cold calling.
8. Suggested Strategy â
Case studies work best
in combination with
other customer-centric
content such as
extended articles.
Case Studies â Inbound Marketing
10. Case Studies â Anonymous?
Suggested Strategy â
If the customerâs name
canât be used, turn it into
an anonymous
âtechnical case study.â
11. The Goal: Be Different
âIn order to be
irreplaceable, one must
always be
different.â (Coco Chanel)
Suggested Strategy â
New problems require
new solutions.